seelischvsseelischenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“seelisch” and “seelischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,920
“seelisch” frequency rank
#21,420
“seelischen” frequency rank
46340
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seelisch seelischen
Definition die Seele, die innere Verfassung des Menschen betreffend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs seelisch

Where the eye mixes seelisch and seelischen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. seelisch runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCC) against seelischen's 10 (CVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
seelisch
10 ch
seelischen

Look-alike desk: seelisch vs seelischen

A purely visual mix-up. seelisch ([ˈzeːlɪʃ]) and seelischen ([ˈzeːlɪʃn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “seelisch” sits inside “seelischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seelisch is recorded at frequency rank #24,920, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːlɪʃ]. seelischen is at rank #21,420, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːlɪʃn̩].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 46340, this pair ranks #1,322,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of seelisch vs seelischen

Shared letters: cehils. Private to "seelisch": -. Private to "seelischen": n.

"seelisch" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCC  ·  "seelischen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seelisch ← eselisch · seeilsch · seelicsh · seeliscch · seelischh · seelishc · seelissch · seellisch
  • seelischen ← eselischen · seeilschen · seelicshen · seeliscchen · seeliscehn · seelischenn · seelischhen · seelischne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "seelisch" and "seelischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzeːlɪʃ] versus [ˈzeːlɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "seelisch" or "seelischen"?
"seelischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,420 in our German list, against #24,920 for "seelisch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "seelisch" and "seelischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "seelisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "seelischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,322,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seelisch" and "seelischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seelisch vs seelischer". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,322,418 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list